Cascade Middle School

Cascade Middle School operates as a tight-knit middle school in Clayton, Indiana, part of Mill Creek Community Sch Corp. Current enrollment sits at 332 students spanning grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Indiana's public schools average about 594 students each, so Cascade Middle School sits 44% below that benchmark.

Within Mill Creek Community Sch Corp, which oversees 4 schools and 1,572 students, Cascade Middle School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Cascade Middle School reports that nearly all students (90%) are White; the rest looks like 3% Hispanic, 2% multiracial, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 78% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school lists 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.7:1. The state averages around 15.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 30% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is lower than Hendricks County's rate of about 39%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Cascade Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 54.6%; this one delivers 45.5%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Hendricks County) shows that median household income runs about $101,144, roughly 40% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Hendricks County runs 47 public schools (combined enrollment of about 33,487 students), of which Cascade Middle School is one.

Cascade Senior High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Cascade Middle School at 6th of 6; the average score across the group is 56.0%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 10%: 369 students in 2018 compared to 332 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 12.7:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.